I would have to say that this book was just alright. I enjoyed it enough to finish it, but there were plenty of times when I was bored enough to put it down.

Lifeguard is a crime drama starring a lifeguard on the run. When an art heist goes wrong and all his friends turn up dead, he is fugitive #1 and manages to dig himself deeper and deeper in trouble, all the while trying to dig himself out.

The mystery aspect of the story was easy to figure out from the beginning, and the love interests were cliche and uninteresting. Not once, but twice does this lifeguard fall in love with a woman after only one meeting, he sure moves quickly!

The dialogue at times was atrocious, leading me to excessive eye rolling throughout the novel. It was like a soap opera unfolding in a novel, and I suppose if you are into that sort of thing this will be a great pick.

I generally expect more from James Patterson, but I suspect that he has traded quality for quantity with this book in particular. Not every book by an author will be stellar, and this one left a bad taste in my mouth.